ya! tis true,
but,pre mot checks at your garage will prob cost the same,labour and all

the big pic IS to get motors older than 3 years off the road,trust me!

in the narrow mindedness of the government offices ,a 4 year old car is and OLD unsafe car in this country,the idea for ALL pattern parts to be banned in the u.k.and europe,has been put on hold for now,so this is the progression of the motoring establishment,from buyers /sellers to users and services PERIOD!

LESS chance of a "safe" car being the cause of an accident,=less insurance payouts+less police work or accident investigation,it will still happen ,but unroadworthy cars being the minor factor and more driver error.

WHICH in turn = more bans for poor driving=less cars on the road = more enviromentally freindly country=world bonus status ,and a larger slice of the polution pie that can be used up in industrie(fat cat companys that buy up pollution qouters)

sorry to get pollitical,but its the BIG picture thats addressed here!